When the Fed announced its most recent rate hike last month, it forecast that it would raise rates twice more this year. (sun-sentinel.com)
A home buyer that switches from a conventional loan to VA could almost completely compensate for recent rate hikes. (themortgagereports.com)
Despite those two recent rate hikes in December 2016 and March 2017, home mortgage rates have trended downward since last November, hitting a new 7 - month low last week, due to movements in other interest rates, for example in the bond market, that also affect home mortgage rates. (valueinsured.com)